anybody with a weird clutch sound

ladyv · 09-04-2009, 09:33 PM

they there! My 370 is making a weird clutch sound when i release the clutch. It even does it when i am in neutral. Anybody else have this problem? The dealer at nissan is saying this is normal.

Nick911sc · 09-04-2009, 09:40 PM

There is alot of clutch noise in the Z. I've read about a lot of people having it and when I picked up my car today I can confirm that it's there. I find specifically between shifts from 1st to 2nd but then it seems to stop. No big deal to me

unless you're talking about something completely different.. why dont you describe it alittle?

Red370 · 09-05-2009, 01:01 AM

if it sounds like a rattle, or a metallic clunk, yep thats our clutch/tranny, shes a loud one!

FricFrac · 09-05-2009, 03:46 AM

In first gear its really loud esp if its under load and you disengage the clutch. I tend to make it a habit now where I press the clutch in when its not under a load by slightly accelerating, etc.

crbn_fbr · 09-05-2009, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladyv

they there! My 370 is making a weird clutch sound when i release the clutch. It even does it when i am in neutral. Anybody else have this problem? The dealer at nissan is saying this is normal.

1st gear noise

mdbrich · 09-05-2009, 04:29 AM

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speedworks · 09-05-2009, 09:15 AM

I hear it in neutral, but I need to be in the garage (silence). I took it to the dealer, no problems, all of them have it - normal for the car.

eddieconfetti · 09-05-2009, 03:25 PM

I agree with everyone else. The noise bothered me at first but u get used to it.

Minicobra1 · 09-05-2009, 05:11 PM

the one big thing I hate about driving the Z is the clutch clunk, rattle, I need a louder exhaust note to cover it up

eddieconfetti · 09-05-2009, 06:50 PM

Or you can always just blast ur music.

kevr6 · 09-05-2009, 08:21 PM

I just assumed it was the flywheel chatter! I've upgraded to lightened flywheels on some past vehicles and they chattered in neutral also!

ladyv · 09-08-2009, 10:38 PM

Thanks a lot guys for the info. I was hoping it wasn't normal. But hey I guess playing the music louder might help...

CAN-ZED · 09-09-2009, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FricFrac

In first gear its really loud esp if its under load and you disengage the clutch. I tend to make it a habit now where I press the clutch in when its not under a load by slightly accelerating, etc.

Me too, seems to work fine for me..

TX_370 · 09-09-2009, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eddieconfetti

I agree with everyone else. The noise bothered me at first but u get used to it.

What he said.

09-04-2009, 09:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
ladyv Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: montreal Posts: 4 Drives: nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	anybody with a weird clutch sound they there! My 370 is making a weird clutch sound when i release the clutch. It even does it when i am in neutral. Anybody else have this problem? The dealer at nissan is saying this is normal.

09-05-2009, 03:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
FricFrac A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 1,481 Drives: 370Z 300ZX 280ZX 240 Rep Power: 229	In first gear its really loud esp if its under load and you disengage the clutch. I tend to make it a habit now where I press the clutch in when its not under a load by slightly accelerating, etc. __________________ '09 370Z - '93 300ZX Vert - '83 280ZX - '83 280ZXT -'81 280ZXT stroker - '72 240Z - Stillen CBE, HFC, G3, Grounding Kit, Sways // Swift Spring // H&R 15mm // 5% Tint // Clear Bra //

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Minicobra1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange County, CA. Posts: 1,205 Drives: 370Z Tour, Spt, 6mt Rep Power: 645	the one big thing I hate about driving the Z is the clutch clunk, rattle, I need a louder exhaust note to cover it up __________________ 370z Tour\| Spt Pack\|Navi\|BERK CBE\|Berk HFC's\| Eibach Springs\| Hotchkis Sway Bars\|SPC Camber Arms\|15mm Ichiba Wheel Spacers\| 19"Factory Nismo Wheels-Matt Black\|Stop Tech Rotors\|TWM Shifter\|3M Tint\|Black Fangs\|Black Rear Valance\|JDM Fog Light\| MY BAND-www.myspace.com/petroleum

09-05-2009, 08:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
kevr6 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N.W. Atlanta Posts: 1,515 Drives: '09 Graphite 370Z 6M Rep Power: 666	I just assumed it was the flywheel chatter! I've upgraded to lightened flywheels on some past vehicles and they chattered in neutral also! __________________ *Beware...* Daily Sliding In My ZLED!

09-04-2009, 09:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nick911sc A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1,698 Drives: 2010 Nissan GT-R Rep Power: 20	There is alot of clutch noise in the Z. I've read about a lot of people having it and when I picked up my car today I can confirm that it's there. I find specifically between shifts from 1st to 2nd but then it seems to stop. No big deal to me unless you're talking about something completely different.. why dont you describe it alittle?

09-05-2009, 01:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 296	if it sounds like a rattle, or a metallic clunk, yep thats our clutch/tranny, shes a loud one!

09-05-2009, 09:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
speedworks Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 550 Drives: PW purchased 01/09 Rep Power: 17	I hear it in neutral, but I need to be in the garage (silence). I took it to the dealer, no problems, all of them have it - normal for the car.

09-05-2009, 03:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
eddieconfetti A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,334 Drives: A Totaled PW Z Rep Power: 23	I agree with everyone else. The noise bothered me at first but u get used to it.

09-05-2009, 06:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
eddieconfetti A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,334 Drives: A Totaled PW Z Rep Power: 23	Or you can always just blast ur music.

09-08-2009, 10:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
ladyv Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: montreal Posts: 4 Drives: nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	Thanks a lot guys for the info. I was hoping it wasn't normal. But hey I guess playing the music louder might help...

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